The purpose of this study was to evaluate the importance and satisfaction with Korean food for foreigners living in Busan with consideration for nationalities, for the sake of improving satisfaction with Korean food. The research was performed using questionnaires and conducted from August 14 to September 30, 2011 for 376 foreigners in Busan. Total mean scores for the importance (4.01/5.00) and satisfaction (3.59/5.00) of Korean food attributes were significantly different (p<0.01). The gaps of the importance score and satisfaction score were -0.91 for cleanliness of food, -0.74 for taste, -0.70 for quality, and -0.68 for smell. Mean scores of satisfaction for Americans and Europeans (3.69) and Southeast Asians (3.78) were significantly (p<0.01) higher than those of Japanese (3.44) and Chinese (3.43) descent. Notably high importance and low satisfaction attributes of Korean food broken down by nationality were cleanliness for Americans/Europeans; quality and cleanliness for Japanese; texture and price for Chinese; and taste, smell, and price for Southeast Asians. Attributes rated with high importance and satisfaction were health benefits, nutrition, and quality for Americans/Europeans, Chinese, and Southeast Asians; taste and price for Americans/Europeans and Japanese; and cleanliness for Chinese and Southeast Asians.

The purposes of this study were to examine the levels of job stress and job burnout perceived by nutrition teachers and dietitians in school foodservice in Gyeongsangnam province and to analyze job stress factors affecting job burnout. A total of 270 questionnaires were distributed from December 10 to 29, 2010 and 252 were returned (response rate : 93.3%). A total of 245 were used in the final analysis (usage rate : 90.7%), excluding seven improper questionnaires. The results of this study were as follows : 100% of the respondents were women, and their mean age was 38. 60% were nutrition teachers and 40% were dietitians. The level of job stress and job burnout of the respondents were 2.89 points (on a 5-point Likert scale) and 3.70 (on a 7-point Likert scale), respectively. In regard to job stress factors, job demand (3.97) recorded the highest scores, followed by organizational system (2.99), lack of reward (2.85), interpersonal conflict (2.69), job insecurity (2.63), organizational climate (2.63), and insufficient job control (2.45) in that order. Exhaustion burnout (4.60) recorded the highest points among job burnout factors, followed by cynicism (3.46), and professional efficacy (3.04) in that order. Job stress factors affecting job burnout were organizational system (p

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality characteristics of Garaedduk with regard to the amount of added whole soybean curd (Chun-Tofu). Whole soybean curd was added in amounts of 0, 3, 6 and 9%. Whole soybean curd Topokki dduk was stored at room temperature for 48 hours. The moisture contents had no significant difference for increases in the amount of whole soybean curd. The L value and b values of Garaedduk increased significantly with increases in the amount of whole soybean curd. Texture characteristics of Garaedduk measured with a texture analyzer revealed that hardness and cohesiveness decreased significantly for different amounts of whole soybean curd, and hardness increased significantly and cohesiveness and chewiness decreased with increase of storage time. As for sensory characteristics, samples with 9% added whole soybean curd rated higher in overall acceptability compared with other samples. In regard to cooking properties, water absorption increased and solid contents decreased with increases in the amount of whole soybean curd. Therefore, Garaedduk containing 9% whole soybean curd was most preferable.

This study was carried out for the purpose of inquiring into the effects on shelf-life, quality characteristics and antioxidative activities of Majakgwa with regard to the use turmeric powder at varying concentrations in the recipe. Chemical composition analysis showed that the contents of crude fat, crude protein and carbohydrates are high in turmeric powder. With an increase of the amount of turmeric powder used in Majakgwa recipes, dough pH was higher than that of the control group. Antioxidative activities were the highest in the groups with 3% and 9% turmeric powder content, and the value increased largely after 12 days of storage. Excellent antioxidative activities were observed in the 6% turmeric content group. For recipes with turmeric contents of more than 15%, oxidation was accelerated from early on in storage. The hardness, brittleness and bitterness increased significantly with the increase of the turmeric content. The intensity, chromaticity, crunch and intensity of the surface colors, all increased significantly with the increase of turmeric content. The general preference ratings for Majakgwa with added turmeric was highest for the 9% content recipe. Over all Majakgwa recipes with 6~9% turmeric powder content were found to ideal.

is a fermented paste originated from in and sauce is a nutritionally and functionally improved version of with additions of beef and tonic herbal extracts. The optimization of the ingredient ratios in the manufacturing of sauce was investigated using central composite design and response surface methodology. The amount of beef () and the amount of tonic herbal extract () were chosen as the independent variables. The dependent variables consisted of the properties and sensory evaluation scores The examined physicochemical properties included water activity, pH, color, viscosity, and soluble solids. The sensory evaluation attributes were color, flavor, taste, texture, and overall acceptability. Among them, the selected dependent variables were the sauce viscosity () and the overall acceptability () of the sauce. The optimal conditions for the independent variables were

( L. var. ) has a peculiar and long-lasting odor that resembles the flavor of garlic and onions. This study was conducted to examine the volatile compounds of essential oils extracted from . The essential oils of were extracted by hydrodistillation using a clavenger-type apparatus and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 25 compounds were identified in the essential oils from . Among sulfur-containing compounds, 4 disulfides and 3 trisulfides were identified. The most abundant sulfur-containing compound was 5-dimethylthiophene (peak area 41.15%) and the second and the third most abundant compound were dipropyl disulfide (18.91%) and propyl allyl disulfide (12.23%), respectively.

The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the perception and attitudes of middle school students toward food safety between those who possess high behavioral intentions to prevent contracting a foodborne illness and those who do not. The survey collected 871 usable data from several middle schools in Seoul, Korea in July 2007. Using six behavioral intention measurement items, a two-step cluster analysis approach was conducted resulting in a strong intention group and a weak intention group. Perception and attitudes toward foods safety were different between the two groups. Students with strong behavioral intentions to prevent foodborne illness tended to possess a stronger perception and attitude toward various food safety issues. Students with strong intentions were more certain of consumer`s right to purchase safe foods, more concerned about foodborne illness and food safety, believed that the government should put more efforts toward establishing a safe food chain, possess more distrust for food suppliers, were more aware of specific foodborne illness pathogens, had more food safety education/training, and washed their hands more frequently than those with less strong intentions. No significant differences were found between the groups but,overall, chemical residues and food additives were perceived as more harmful and more serious food safety issues than those of foodborne illness pathogens despite that microorganisms are the main cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in schools. Participants seemed to underestimate the importance of temperature control for preventing foodborne outbreaks. Several implications and suggestions on how to improve the behavioral intentions of middle school students to prevent possible foodborne illness were provided.

In this study, the chemical characteristics of Kitagawa (AcK) prepared using different seasonings were examined during storage. In the analysis, no visible changes in the degree of total vitamin C, reducing sugar and total chlorophyll in the preserved products were observed over the storage period, and showed a relatively high retention rate was reported. Among the chemicals in the preserved products, dietary fiber decreased with the storage period, the soluble dietary fiber (SDF) and insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) decreased, and the total dietary fiber(TDF) remained unchanged (5.27~5.56%). Total chlorophyll decreased after the month, increased after the 3rd month and then decreased again. The total soluble solid content increased throughout the storage period.

In this study, the changes in the quality characteristics of added with fresh red pepper ( L.) was investigated during 5 months of fermentation at . The moisture content of increased with an increase in the amount of added fresh red pepper, whereas the crude protein, crude lipid, and crude ash content decreased. The initial pH and total acidity of containing the fresh red pepper showed ranged from 4.96-5.36 and 0.27-0.33%, respectively. The pH and total acidity rapidly changed within a range of 4.27-4.37 and 0.53-0.55%, respectively, up to 2 months. The fructose and glucose content slowly changed up to 2 months and 3 months, respectively, and then gradually decreased afterwards. The total bacterial and lactic acid bacterial counts of containing the fresh red pepper gradually increased up to 2 months and 3 months, respectively, and then decreased thereafter. In addition, there was no difference between the containing the fresh red pepper and the control in the sensory evaluation.

In this study, antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of the extracts from pericarp and seed of , which were extracted with 0.1% HCl-60% ethanol, were analyzed. The antibacterial activity of the extracts was determined by paper disc diffusion method against food spoilage and food-borne pathogens. The pericarp extract showed high antibacterial activity against , O157:H7, and , and the seed extract represented the high antibacterial activity against , O157:H7, and . The cytotoxicity of the extract against human cancer cells was determined using the MTT assay and SRB assay. The pericarp extract represented strong growth-inhibition activity against G361 and Hep3B cells and the seed extract greatly inhibited the growth of HeLa and G361 cells in the MTT assay. In addition, the pericarp extract displayed a high inhibition activity against the growth of AGS cells and the seed extract greatly inhibited the growth of HeLa, Hep3B, and MCF7 cells in the SRB assay. Especially, the cytotoxicities of the seed extract against HeLa were significantly higher than those of the extract against other cancer cells at all test concentrations. This study demonstrates that the extract from pericarp and seed of possess high antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity.

In this study, data was collected on the dietary life education at elementary schools according to the Food Education Support Act using elementary school teachers as subjects. A survey was conducted on 258 elementary school teachers at seven elementary schools located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Daegu, Korea from April 14-17, 2010. Most teachers reported that dietary life education was very much needed. The appropriate individuals to teach dietary life education were nutrition teachers, charge teachers, and dietary life education tutors, in that order. The most appropriate time to conduct dietary life education was during dietary life-related subject hours, dietary life education hours, food service hours, and discretionary and extracurricular activities, in that order. The most effective materials and methods used for dietary life education were projection materials and dietary life-related special lectures. Efficient dietary life education methods can be used to develop dietary life education programs. Based on these results, elementary school teachers recognize that dietary life education is very much needed and believe that it would be desirable to conduct dietary life education using nutrition teachers in cooperation with other related teachers.

The purpose of this study was to determined the optimal mixing condition of two different amounts of tomato powder (A), and starch (B) for the preparation of sausage prepared with tomato powder was determined. The content of lycopene was 3 mg/g. The experiment was designed according to the central composite design of response surface, which showed 10 experimental points including 2 replicates for tomato powder and starch. The physiochemical, mechanical, antioxidant activity and sensory characteristics of samples were measured. The results of the physiochemical, mechanical and antioxidant activity analysis of each sample, including pH, moisture content, color L, color a, color b, hardness, chewiness and cohesiveness, total phenolic content and DPPH free radical scavenging activity showed significant differences. The sensory measurements were significantly different in color, flavor, chewiness, overall quality. The optimum formulation, which was calculated using the numerical and graphical method, was determined to be 4.26 g tomato powder and 7.51 g starch.

In this study, cabbage ( var. ) Kimchi was made packed into four kinds of packaging materials, PET vessel, PP tray, OPP/AL/PE film and Nylon/PE/LLDP film, and the effects of these packaging materials on Kimchi quality characteristics, such as lactic acid bacteria counts, salinity, sugar contents, pH, total acidity, electron donating ability were examine as well as their effects on the sensory qualities after storage at a temperature of . The pH change ranged from pH 6.24 to 6.43 shortly after manufacture, and did not significantly change until 7 days of storage. However, it began to decrease rapidly after 14 days. On the 35th day of storage, the acidity was 0.79% in the PET vessel and 0.83% in OPP/AL/PE. Therefore, the PET vessel and OPP/AL/PE were considered appropriate packaging materials for Kimchi storage. The salinity did not change significantly during the storage period, and the sugar content generally increased in the four kinds of packaging materials, but decreasing after the 7th day of storage. After 14 days of storage, the Kimchi stored in the OPP/AL/PE film showed the highest lactic acid bacteria counts. Although the electron donating ability was the highest after proper time for fermentation, it decreased in all the packaging materials after the proper time for fermentation. However, the OPP/AL/PE film had an antioxidant potential of up to 93.18%. In the sensory evaluation, fermented Kimchi was found to be superior unfermented Kimchi. In addition, the Kimchi stored in the OPP/AL/PE film for 14 days showed the high score of 6.70 and 6.60 in overall preference. Therefore, the results of this study provide basic knowledge on the fermentation level and packaging material`s condition for commercialization of small packed cabbage Kimchi. Henceforth, industrialization must include a variety of studies under these conditions to increase the merchantability.